JPH0771789A - Air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an air conditioner capable of performing cooling and heating operations simultaneously in addition to the treatment of outside air by providing an air circulating passage consisting of an indoor air inlet opening communicated with an air supply passage on its downstream side to circulate an indoor air, a filter, an air blower for circulating the indoor air, a heat exchanger for cooling and heating purposes to circulate a cooling and heating medium and an outlet opening. CONSTITUTION:An air conditioner having an air supply passage A and an air exhaust passage B is provided with an air circulating passage C. An indoor air inlet opening 20 forming the air circulating passage C is communicated with the air supply passage A on its downstream side to circulate the indoor air and a high performance filter 21 removes the dusts from the indoor air being blown into a room. The air circulating passage C is provided with an air blower 22 for circulating the indoor air, a heat exchanger 6 for cooling or heating the indoor air and treated outside air by circulating a cooling or heating medium, a humidifier 7 for humidifying the air which has passed through the heat exchanger 6 at the time of heating, a drain pan 8 for receiving the condensed water from the heat exchanger 6 at the time of cooling and a common outlet opening 23 for the circulating indoor air and the outside air.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of an air conditioner provided with an outdoor air treatment function by a total heat exchanger unit for exchanging heat between outdoor air and indoor air.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional air conditioner of this type has a structure as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-108927. This will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. Reference numeral 1 in the drawing is an air conditioner main body in which an air supply passage A for sucking outdoor air into the room and an exhaust air for discharging indoor air to the outside are provided. A passage B is formed and these supply passages A
A total heat exchanger unit 2 that performs outdoor air treatment by exchanging heat between outdoor air and indoor air flowing through the exhaust air passage B is provided at the intersection of the exhaust passage B and the exhaust passage B.

The air supply passage A is, as shown in FIG.
The outdoor air suction port 3, the high-performance filter 4 for removing dust contained in the sucked outdoor air, the total heat exchanger unit 2, the blower 5a for sucking the outdoor air into the room, the cooling medium or A heat exchanger 6 for cooling / heating for exchanging heat between a heating medium and air, a humidifier 7 for discharging fine particles of water in opposition to an air stream so as to humidify the air passing through the heat exchanger 6 during heating, and an air conditioner. A drain pan 8 for receiving condensed water of the heat exchanger 6 at times, and an outdoor air outlet 9 for discharging treated outdoor air (outdoor air) into the room
It is composed by. On the other hand, the exhaust passage B has an indoor air suction port 10, a medium performance filter 11 for removing dust in the indoor air that has been sucked in, the total heat exchanger unit 2,
It is composed of a blower 5b for sucking indoor air to the outside of the room and an indoor air outlet 12.

As shown in FIG. 5, the air conditioner body 1 having such a structure is embedded in the ceiling above the ceiling panel 13, and the ceiling panel 13 has an indoor air intake grill. 14 is attached to the suction grille 14 and the indoor air suction port 10 on the main body 1 side.
A duct 15 is provided between the air conditioner and the air conditioner so that room air can be sucked into the exhaust passage B on the main body 1 side to be fed.

On the other hand, a duct 16 is connected to the outdoor air outlet 9 constituting the air supply passage A of the main body 1, and the duct 16 includes a plurality of individual air conditioners / heaters 17 installed separately from the main body 1. Each is connected via a branch pipe 16a and is configured to be able to feed outdoor air to each individual cooling / heating machine 17 side. In addition, reference numeral 18 in the drawing denotes an outer wall that defines the inside and the outside.

In such a structure, outside air (outdoor air) is sucked into the main body 1 through the outdoor air suction port 3, is dust-removed by the high-performance filter 4, and flows into the total heat exchanger unit 2, while indoor air is discharged. Is sucked from the indoor air suction grille 14, passes through the duct 15 and the indoor air suction port 10 and is sucked into the main body 1, is dust-removed by the medium performance filter 11 and flows into the total heat exchanger unit 2, where the outdoor air is discharged. And the room air is heat-exchanged.

Then, the room air is discharged from the room air outlet 12 to the outside of the outer wall 18 by the blower 5b. Further, the outdoor air is sent to the heat exchanger 6 by the blower 5a to be heated or cooled to the same temperature as the indoor temperature, and further humidified by the humidifier 7 during heating, and then from the outdoor air outlet 9 to the duct 1.
6, through the branch pipe 16a into each individual air conditioner 17
Each intake / exhaust panel 17 in a cooled or heated state
It was released into the room from a.

[0008]

However, in the conventional air conditioner 1 as described above, although the intake outside air necessary for air conditioning can be treated, it is not possible to cool or heat the room, so that It is necessary to install a plurality of individual air conditioners / heaters 17 separately from the main body 1 of the air conditioner, which allows the cost of these individual air conditioners and their installation costs,
Further, there is a problem that the cost of the entire apparatus is increased due to the mounting space and the like, and that the mounting work is complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to obtain an air conditioner capable of simultaneously performing cooling and heating processing in addition to outside air processing.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The air conditioner according to the present invention is connected to a conventional air supply passage and an exhaust passage, and is also connected to the downstream side of the air supply passage to communicate with the inside of the room in order to simultaneously perform the outside air treatment and the cooling and heating treatments. Indoor air intake for circulating air, filter, blower for indoor air circulation, cooling / cooling through which heating medium flows
A circulation air passage including a heat exchanger for heating and an outlet is provided.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the indoor air inlet, the filter,
By circulating the indoor air in the circulation air passage consisting of the indoor air circulation blower, the cooling / heating heat exchanger through which the cooling / heating medium flows, and the air outlet, in parallel with the outside air treatment,
In addition to outside air treatment, cooling and heating treatment can be performed simultaneously.

[0013]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of an air conditioner according to the present invention, and in these figures, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIGS. Is omitted.

According to the present invention, the air conditioner having the air supply passage A and the exhaust passage B as described above,
In order to be able to perform outside air treatment and cooling / heating treatment at the same time,
Indoor air suction port 20 for circulating indoor air by communicating with the downstream side of the air supply passage A, a high-performance filter 21 for removing dust in the sucked indoor air, an indoor air circulation blower 22, the cooling Alternatively, a heat exchanger 6 that cools or heats indoor air and treated outside air by circulating a heating medium, a humidifier 7 that humidifies the air that has passed through the heat exchanger 6 during heating, and cooling of the heat exchanger 6. The present invention is characterized in that a drain pan 8 for receiving dew condensation water and the like, and a circulation air passage C constituted by a common outlet 23 for indoor circulation air and outside air are provided.

In such a structure, outside air (indoor air) is sucked into the main body 1 through the outdoor air suction port 3, dust is removed by the high performance filter 4, and flows into the total heat exchanger unit 2. Further, the indoor air is sucked from the indoor air suction grille 14 attached to the ceiling panel 13 shown in FIG. 3, and the indoor air suction port 10 and the suction port 10 are provided.
The air is sucked into the main body 1 through the indoor air suction port 20 provided separately. Then, the indoor air that has entered through the suction port 10 is dust-removed by the medium-performance filter 11 and flows into the total heat exchanger unit 2, where after the outdoor air and the indoor air are heat-exchanged, the indoor air is blown by the blower 5b. Outlet 12 to outer wall 1
8 is released to the outside.

On the other hand, the indoor air that has entered through the indoor air suction port 20 provided separately from the indoor air suction port 10 is dedusted by the high-performance filter 21 and flows into the heat exchanger 6 through the blower 22. . At this time, the outside air (outdoor air) that has been heat-exchanged with the indoor air in the total heat exchanger unit 2 (outdoor air) is also introduced into the heat exchanger 6 by the blower 5a, where the indoor air and the outdoor air are separated from each other. Both are cooled or heated, and after being humidified by the humidifier 7 at the time of heating, the duct 16 and the branch pipe 16 thereof as shown in FIG.
Blow-out grill 24 provided on the ceiling panel 13 through a
Is released indoors.

Therefore, according to the ceiling-embedded air conditioner of the present invention having such a configuration, the above-described indoor air suction port 20, high-performance filter 21, indoor air circulation blower 22, and cooling / heating medium are provided. By circulating the indoor air in the circulation air passage C formed by the heat exchanger 6 that cools or heats the indoor circulation air and the treated outside air by flowing, and the common air outlet 23 in a state of communicating with the outside air treatment. In addition to the original outside air treatment, cooling and heating treatments can be performed at the same time. Moreover, the indoor air sucked from the indoor air suction port 20 and the outside air processed in the air supply passage A are combined together in the suction chamber, but the suction port 10
The exhaust passage suction chamber for flowing the indoor air sucked from the exhaust passage B is independent of both the suction chamber and the air supply passage A.

The present invention is not limited to the structure of the above-described embodiment, but the shape of each part constituting the ceiling-embedded air conditioner,
It will be easily understood that the structure and the like can be appropriately modified and changed, and various modifications can be considered.

[0019]

As described above, according to the air conditioner of the present invention, in addition to the conventional air supply path and exhaust path, the air conditioner is connected to the downstream side of the air supply path to circulate the indoor air. Since a circulation air passage consisting of an indoor air inlet, a filter, a blower for indoor air circulation, a heat exchanger that cools or heats by circulating a cooling / heating medium, and a common outlet with the outside air is provided, it is easy Despite its unique structure, cooling and heating can be performed at the same time in addition to the outside air treatment, which eliminates the need to combine an air conditioner for outside air treatment with multiple individual air conditioners and heaters. Since the construction work can be omitted and the space can be saved, the cost of the entire apparatus including the construction work cost can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen from a plane direction.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a state of being embedded in the ceiling.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional example in which the ceiling is embedded.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 air conditioner main body, 2 total heat exchanger, 3 outdoor air suction port, 4 high-performance filter, 5a, 5b supply, exhaust blower, 6 cooling / heating heat exchanger, 7 humidifier, 8 drain pan, 9 outdoor Air outlet, 10 Indoor air inlet, 11 Medium performance filter, 12 Indoor air outlet, 1
3 Ceiling panel, 14 Suction grille, 16 duct, 16
a branch pipe, 20 indoor air suction port, 21 high-performance filter, 22 indoor air circulation blower, 23 indoor circulation air and outside air common outlet, 24 blowout grill, A air supply passage, B exhaust passage, C circulation air passage.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 26, 1994

[Procedure Amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Title of invention

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Title of Invention] Air conditioner

[Procedure Amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be amended] Claims

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[Claims]

[Procedure 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0011

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

The air conditioner according to the present invention communicates with the downstream side of the air supply passage for sucking the outdoor air of the total heat exchanger unit into the room so that the outdoor air treatment and the cooling and heating treatments can be performed simultaneously. A suction chamber having a first indoor air suction port for sucking in to circulate the indoor air by the indoor air circulation blower, and a second indoor air suction provided separately from the first indoor air suction port An exhaust passage suction chamber having a mouth and provided separately from the suction chamber is provided. Further, according to the present invention, a filter is provided in the vicinity of the indoor air suction port of the suction chamber and the second indoor air suction port of the exhaust passage suction chamber.

[Procedure amendment 4]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0012

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

[0012]

According to the present invention, the indoor air is circulated in the circulation air passage consisting of the indoor air suction port, the indoor air circulation blower, the cooling / heating heat exchanger through which the cooling / heating medium flows, and the air outlet.
When circulating in parallel with the outside air treatment, a suction chamber and an exhaust passage suction chamber are separately provided and circulated, whereby cooling and heating treatments can be performed simultaneously in addition to the outside air treatment. Also,
A filter is provided at each suction port to separate each suction chamber.

[Procedure Amendment 5]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0019

[Correction method] Change

[Correction content]

As described above, according to the air conditioner of the present invention, the blower for circulating the indoor air, which communicates with the downstream side of the feeder path for sucking the outdoor air of the total heat exchanger unit into the room. A suction chamber having a first indoor air suction port for sucking in to circulate the indoor air at, and a suction chamber having a second indoor air suction port provided separately from the first indoor air suction port, Has an independent exhaust passage suction chamber,
Despite the simple configuration, cooling and heating can be performed at the same time in addition to the outside air treatment, eliminating the need to combine the air conditioner for outside air treatment with multiple individual heaters as in the conventional method. Even in such an operation, there is an effect that a ceiling-embedded air conditioner with high heat exchange efficiency can be obtained in which the supply air and exhaust gas of the total heat exchanger do not mix in the suction chamber that sucks indoor air. Further, according to the present invention, the filters are provided in the vicinity of the respective suction ports to generate the differential pressure, so that there is an effect that the independence of the respective suction chambers can be further obtained.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A total heat exchanger unit provided between an air supply passage for sucking outdoor air into a room and an exhaust passage for discharging indoor air to the outside, for exchanging heat between the outdoor air and the indoor air. In the ceiling-embedded air conditioner, which is made to communicate with the downstream side of the total heat exchanger unit in the air supply passage, an indoor air suction port for circulating indoor air, a filter, an indoor air circulation blower, A ceiling-embedded air conditioner having a cooling / heating heat exchanger through which a cooling / heating medium circulates and a circulation air passage including an outlet.